Business Asia articles from December 2001

Business Asia archives from December 2001

Finance conference a boost for Australia. (Frontline).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... AUSTRALIA'S PUSH to become a global financial centre will be given a substantial boost next year, with a major finance conference and expo slated for Sydney next May. The Charlton Group, through one of its leading publications Australian...

2002 features list. (Business Asia).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... February * Business Travel & The Asian Airlines getting it back together * Ports and Shipping -- Part 1 March * Top 3 Asian Economies 2002 * Export & Globalisation in the Australian Biotech Industries * Freight...

Tensions rising. (Update: the latest trends and controversies).(U.S.-Korea relations; telecommunications industry in Asia)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... NORTH KOREA says it will take unspecified countermeasures if the US doesn't change its "hostile attitude", Yonhap News said, citing a Foreign Ministry spokesman from the North. "We can no longer just sit back," Yonhap quoted the unidentified...

Asia fact file. (Update: the latest trends and controversies).(jobless rates in Asia-Pacific nations)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Hit the road In this month's Fact File, we look at the jobless rate in Asia-Pacific nations.. COUNTRY JOBLESS RATE (%) Australia 7.1 China 3.1 Hong Kong 5.5 India ...

[Word of mouth]. (Update: the latest trends and controversies).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... "The correction in the market (for a weaker yen) is desirable and a strong yen not based on fundamentals is not favourable." ZEMBEI MIZOGUCHI, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE JAPAN'S MINISTRY OF FINANCE'S INTERNATIONAL BUREAU, ON THE STATE OF THE...

go figure. (Update: the latest trends and controversies).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... FOLLOWING ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OR STATISTICS RELATING TO ASIA-PACIFIC NATIONS 4 The percentage level US tariffs on Vietnamese products must fall to as part of the two countries' new trade accord. 0.3 The percentage fall of...

Winners. (Stop Press).(Kyoji Takenaka of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... When Kyoji Takenaka told his family he'd been promoted to president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd in April, they assumed he'd been named head of one of the carmaker's units. In the move that surprised Takenaka's own kin, President Takeshi Tanaka...

Softbank. (Stop Press).(executive and stock price discussed)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Softbank's chief executive Masayoshi Son, who 20 months ago was riding high on internet investments that were days away from making him the world's richest man, says he's getting used to life back in the trenches. "I'm taking the initiative at...

Keep an eye on. (Stop Press).(telecommunications industry executive Edward Tian)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Edward Tian, who was tapped by Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji two years ago to build a network to compete with China's largest phone operator, may end up leading part of the bureaucracy he was supposed to outmaneuver. The government said last month...

Shanghai the face of the new China: Shanghai is quickly taking the mantle as China's most international and cosmopolitan city. It's also increasingly easier to do business there. (Cover Story).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... THOSE WANTING to see the new China can forget Beijing -- Shanghai is the new public face of the Asian giant. Officially "unveiled" to the world at last October's APEC Leaders' Meeting, the glittering metropolis of Shanghai and its...

Fixing Thailand from the inside out. (Special Feature).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... ASK THE THAI Government how Thailand will fare through the expected world slowdown and they'll confidently state that the country is in a better position to ride out the storm than some of its neighbours. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance...

Quality loans key for Siam. (Special Feature).(Siam Commercial Bank )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Siam Commercial Bank president and CEO Khunying Jada Wattanasiritham has vowed to continue the bank's focus on loan "quality, not quantity", despite falling profits in the face of stalling loan demand in Thailand. Siam Commercial, the...

Leading hotel awards back in 2002. (Best Business Hotels In Asia Awards).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... NOMINATIONS ARE now open for the 2002 Best Business Hotels in Asia Awards. Now in their fifth year, the Awards have quickly become the region's leading industry event, attracting the top names in Asia's five-star business hospitality...

Export awards double for BRL Hardy. (Australian Export Awards).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S BRL Hardy Wine Company, one of the country's wine exporting powerhouses, has been named the 2001 DHL Australian Exporter of the Year. BRL Hardy took the top honour at this year's Australian Export Awards, beating a record...

Australia's export leaders shine: the winners of the 2001 Australian Export Awards. (Australian Export Awards).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: IDP Education Australia Education Award, Winner: The University of New South Wales, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and International, Prof Mark Wainwright [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Austrade...

Trade's night of nights. (Australian Export Awards).
December 1, 2001... AUSTRALIA'S LEADING export identities came out to celebrate the sector's achievements at the gala Australian Export Awards presentation ceremony. Here's a quick snapshot of all the colour and glamour on the night. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]

Australia's export success stories: following are profiles of the category winners for the 2001 Australian Export Awards. (Australian Export Awards).
December 1, 2001... DHL Australian Exporter of the Year and P&O Nedlloyd Agribusiness Award BRL Hardy Wine Company, SA BRL Hardy is a true Australian success story, and has recently shipped a record number of monthly wine shipments to international...

Exporters gather at finalists' breakfast. (Australian Export Awards).
December 1, 2001... BEFORE THE excitement and glamour of the Australian Export Award's ceremony in Brisbane, the event's finalists gathered for a special breakfast held in Canberra on 20 November. More than 160 guests from across Australia gathered to hear...

Doors open as Greece gears up for the Olympic Games. (OverseasTrading).(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... GREECE ENJOYS a unique geographical, historical and cultural position within Europe, regarded by many as being the nexus where East meets West. Greece is also considered a point of political and economic stability in the area. As the only...

Lights, camera, action for The Biz. (OverseasTrading).(new television show from the Charlton Group)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 2001... IT'S FULL STEAM ahead for The Biz, with the first series of the new business information television show starting production in the lead up to its early 2002 airing date. The Charlton Group, publisher of Business Asia, has created and...

Are you an employer of choice. (Recruitment).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... ARE YOU AN Employer of Choice (EOC)? This is a question you will be asked more frequently, and without an appropriate response you may miss out securing the best available people for your business. So what is an EOC? A definition widely...